Please join Peoples Company for our “Big Questions in Land Management” webinar series on Wednesday, September 4, from 3 PM to 4:30 PM Central Time. Edward Usset, Extension Professor with the University of Minnesota, will discuss “Grain Marketing is Simple.” Other topics include “Farm Bill Update” with Dr. Keith Coble, Vice President at Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine; “Family Farmer and Environmental Stewardship” with Trey Hill, Owner and Manager of Harborview Farms; and “Trends in Digital Payments for Ag” with Jake Joraanstad, CEO of Bushel. Please mark your calendars for this free webinar to hear from these industry experts.

Webinar: Big Questions in Land Management
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
3:00 - 4:30 PM CDT
PRICE: Free
REGISTER NOW

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

Grain Marketing is Simple

Edward Usset
Extension Professor,
University of Minnesota

Edward Usset serves as a Grain Marketing Economist for the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota, the developers of FINPACK software. He manages Commodity Challenge, an online marketing education game that uses real-time cash and futures data. Ed also teaches "Commodity Markets" and “Futures and Options Markets” at the University and is a regular contributor for Farm Futures magazine. The 3rd Edition of his book, “Grain Marketing is Simple (it’s just not easy)” was released in October 2023.

Family Farmland and Environmental Stewardship

Trey Hill
Owner & Manager,
Harborview Farms

Trey Hill is the owner and manager of Harborview Farms in Rock Hall, Maryland. A fourth-generation grain farmer, he and his family sustainably produce corn, wheat, and soybeans for the Mid-Atlantic region. A graduate of Perdue University with a degree in Farm Management and Economics, Hill has been committed throughout his career to innovative agriculture sustainability. At

Harborview Farms, he and his team are breaking new ground with innovative and creative farming techniques—combining the wisdom of traditional practices with forward-thinking, environmentally conscious solutions that are shaping the future of the agricultural industry. Guided by the belief that the right farming practices can improve the quality of our lives, land, and waterways, Hill sees the opportunity for change and transformation in each new season. Hill is drawing from that deep environmental ethic and his multigenerational farming legacy as Harborview Farms grows toward the future.

Hill and his wife, Cheryl, have two children.

Trends in Digital Payments for Ag

Jake Joraanstad
CEO,
Bushel

Jake Joraanstad is the CEO of Bushel, an independently owned and operated software company headquartered in Fargo, N.D. Bushel is focused on bringing innovative software products and solutions to the agriculture value chain. Since launching in 2017, Bushel’s software powers 3,500+ ag retail and grain facilities and reaches over 100,000 farmers across the U.S. and Canada with real-time business information for their producers.

Farm Bill Update

Dr. Keith Coble
Vice President of DAFVM,
Mississippi State University

Dr. Keith H. Coble serves as the Vice President of the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine (DAFVM) at Mississippi State University. Within his profession, Coble has been elected twice as a leader of his professional society, first as a member of the Board of Directors and then as President of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) 2019-2020. In 2020, Coble was honored with the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Coble has published more than 95 scientific research journal articles and 160 scientific conference papers addressing risk management, farm policy, insurance, and agricultural data analytics. He was named to the USDA Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics for 2020-2022. Coble is also a member of the Ag Data Coalition Board of Directors.

Webinar: Big Questions in Land Management
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
3:00 - 4:30 PM CDT
PRICE: Free
REGISTER NOW

Contact Cathy at Cathy@PeoplesCompany.com with any questions about the webinar. To learn more about our approach to land management or to request a written proposal for your land, email us at LandManagement@PeoplesCompany.com or call 855.800.5263.